HW - 5/14/13

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 36A. See below for the questions and the associated readings.

Assignment #36A - Some Like It Hot – Pre-Lab Reading Questions

Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences in your LAB NOTEBOOK.

Pre-Reading Questions – Answer these questions before reading either of the articles.

1. Why do you think people put spices (ex. pepper) on their foods?

2a. Are there cultures/places that you think are known or having spicy food? If yes, then identify some.

2b. Thinking about your answer to 2a, why do you think these cultures/people in these places make their food spicier?

Post-Reading Questions – Answer these questions after reading  the articles.

3. How do bacteria reproduce?

4. Based on what you read, why do you think people put spices on their foods?

5. Hypothesize which spice (or spices) will have the greatest effect on bacterial growth? Support your hypothesis.

6. Develop a brief plan to test your hypothesis.

Resources

Information on Bacteria
Interaction between Spices and Microbes (brief)
Darwinian Gastronomy: Why We Eat Spices (longer)